Vaccinium fuscatum
Vaccinium fuscatum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Vaccinium |
Species: | V. fuscatum
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Binomial name | |
Vaccinium fuscatum |
Vaccinium fuscatum, the black highbush blueberry,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family (Ericaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in Ontario, Canada and the eastern United States.[2] Its typical natural habitat is wet areas such as bogs, pocosins, and swamps.[3]
Vaccinium fuscatum is an upright deciduous shrub. It can be distinguished from the similar-looking Vaccinium corymbosum by its stems and abaxial leaf surfaces are pubescent with dingy hairs, and its dark colored fruit that lacks a glaucous coating.[3][4] In addition it has an earlier bloom time, producing flowers in early spring.[3] It is sometimes considered a synonym of Vaccinium corymbosum.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Vaccinium fuscatum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Vaccinium fuscatum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ "Vaccinium fuscatum". Go Botany. New England Wildflower Society. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, and contributors (2010+). "Vaccinium fuscatum Aiton". data.canadensys.net. Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 29 September 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Categories:
- Vaccinium
- Blueberries
- Flora of Eastern Canada
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of the North-Central United States